TY - JOUR
T1 - Traumatic Aortopulmonary Fistula
T2 - An Acquired Type 1 Aortopulmonary Window
AU - Nyamande, Dambuza
AU - Mazibuko, Siphosenkosi M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - We report a patient with an acquired traumatic aortopulmonary window. The patient presented with an aortopulmonary fistula between the proximal ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk, which was missed on the initial hospital admission. The 26-year-old patient presented with high-output cardiac failure and examination features of a diastolic runoff. Patch closure of the defect using a sandwich technique was undertaken, with resolution of symptoms.
AB - We report a patient with an acquired traumatic aortopulmonary window. The patient presented with an aortopulmonary fistula between the proximal ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk, which was missed on the initial hospital admission. The 26-year-old patient presented with high-output cardiac failure and examination features of a diastolic runoff. Patch closure of the defect using a sandwich technique was undertaken, with resolution of symptoms.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.09.010
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.09.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 34637766
AN - SCOPUS:85132225032
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 114
SP - e35-e37
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 1
ER -
